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Vorstand Gauselmann Familienstiftung

Management

Corporate Management

In order to guarantee continued existence as a corporate group for the coming generations, the international Gauselmann Group, founded by Paul Gauselmann in 1957 and re-named into MERKUR GROUP in 2024, has operated since 1 January 2016 under the mantle of the Gauselmann Family Foundation.

With this step, the Gauselmann family of entrepreneurs has paved the way for the MERKUR GROUP’s long-term cohesion and stable future as an employer and driving force for the economy. As sole shareholder of the four family lines of the founder, the Gauselmann Family Foundation from now on makes all fundamental and strategic management decisions needed to ensure the group’s long-term commercial success.

The Gauselmann Family Foundation / Advisory Board and Executive Board

The Advisory Board of the Gauselmann Family Foundation consists of a majority of family members in order to demonstrate the Gauselmann family's clear and lasting commitment to the company and the region. In this way, three generations are united on the advisory board. This creates both foresight and cohesion. The family foundation is managed by a three-member foundation board chaired by Paul Gauselmann, with Armin Gauselmann as his deputy. The board is completed by Manfred Stoffers.

FamilienstiftungBeirat
Paul Gauselmann 2022

Foundation Board Gauselmann Family Foundation

Paul Gauselmann


Chairman

Armin Gauselmann 2022

Foundation Board Gauselmann Family Foundation

Armin Gauselmann


Vice Chairman

Stoffers Manfred 2022

Foundation Board Gauselmann Family Foundation

Manfred Stoffers


Marketing • Communication • Politics

Management Board of the MERKUR GROUP

The Management Board Members of the various business segments are responsible for implementing the strategy and direction of the MERKUR GROUP, which are decided upon by the Foundation’s Board of Directors and the Foundation’s Advisory Board.

Paul Gauselmann 2022

Paul Gauselmann


Speaker of the Board

Armin Gauselmann 2022

Armin Gauselmann


Deputy Spokesman of the Board

Stoffers Manfred 2022

Manfred Stoffers


Marketing • Communication • Politics

Jürgen Stühmeyer 2022

Jürgen Stühmeyer


MERKUR sales department & technology

Dieter Kuhlmann 2022

Dieter Kuhlmann


Gaming Operations Business Segment

Lars Felderhoff 2022

Lars Felderhoff


Finances

Stefan Bruns

Stefan Bruns


Sports Betting & Online

Supervisory Board of the MERKUR GROUP

The Supervisory Board takes on the function of controlling body within the company. Unlike the Management Board, it does not intervene in day-to-day business operations but instead monitors the activities of the various managing entities.

Manfred Grünewald 2022

Manfred Grünewald


Chairman, former managing partner

Karsten Gauselmann

Karsten Gauselmann


Hotelier

Janika Gauselmann


Financial Analyst